Lifeward (LFWD) Research & Development (2015 - 2026)
Lifeward (LFWD) posted Research & Development of $1.75 million for Q2 2026, up 128.7% from $767,000 a year earlier but down 70.0% from the prior quarter.
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Lifeward (LFWD) Research & Development (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Research & Development at Lifeward was $9.16 million, up 140.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.25 million, down 29.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Research & Development shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Lifeward's Research & Development was $4.63 million in FY2024 (+11.5%), $4.15 million in FY2023 (+2.9%), $4.03 million in FY2022 (+37.2%) and $2.94 million in FY2021 (-15.0%).
- Quarterly Research & Development has run from a low of $638,000 in Q3 2021 to a high of $5.85 million in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development increased in two of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 64.0%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Research & Development in the past five years was Q1 2026, with growth of 536.7%; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a decline of 36.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Research & Development for the three prior quarters was $5.85 million (Q1 2026), $843,000 (Q4 2025) and $721,000 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 250.84 Bn | 229.99 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 364.00 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.73 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 892.00 Mn |
| 3 | Danaher | 159.85 Bn | 143.67 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 412.00 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 146.79 Bn | 126.35 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 370.60 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 114.54 Bn | 80.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 771.00 Mn |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.67 Bn | 91.79 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 434.00 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.93 Bn | 58.94 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 554.00 Mn |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.12 Bn | 47.27 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 258.00 Mn |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.06 Bn | 34.17 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 278.90 Mn |
| 10 | Lifeward | 19.57 Mn | -5.47 Mn | 2.71 Mn | 1.75 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 843,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 721,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 767,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 918,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 998,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 816,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 752,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 956,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 907,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 696,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 638,000.00 |
API Access
Lifeward Research & Development API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=LFWD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "LFWD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=LFWD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();